A bit about Yo Soy Underground supper :
We host unique dining experiences at museums, art galleries, cafés, private homes, and other non-traditional settings with the goal of redefining the way we dine and connect with food. Yo Soy's "Mexican Inspired" menu is theme-based and carefully assembled drawing from our travels, holidays, and other unique ideas not normally explored by restaurants.
The term "Underground Supper" refers to the fact that the culinary experiences created by Yo Soy are constantly on the move, and have a high elusive factor. The "Pop-Up Suppers" are more defined by the meal being held at numerous locations around the city of Chicago. Yo Soy "Pop Up's" are in traditional, or non-traditional restaurant locations and create experiences that are sometimes "one-time" only events or an ongoing once a month visiting chef experience. The setting of the meals consists of communal tables of food lovers, artists, adventurous diners, etc,. Diners are notified via social media or word of mouth about the supper, and are typically given disclosure of the location eight hours before the event is to take place. Seats to the events are available only through our website and limited in availability.
Yo Soy Underground Supper is a labor of love that has allowed foodies, friends and strangers to gather over the past five years, allowing us the opportunity to experiment with different recipes and menu items that we hope to one day showcase in our very own restaurant. We cannot wait to meet and feed you!
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get your seats now! 12.11.11
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 3:30AM 
seats are ready to go! we are in full holiday spirit and we are ready to get our december on!!! be prepared for 5 fantastic courses of mexican + chinese goodness that will warm you from the inside out during this chilly month! seats are limited, so grab them STAT!
Del Corazón festival pictures and update!
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6:01PM 
Saturday night was tremendous! We had a great celebration for the National Museum of Mexican Art's Del Corazón festival featuring Yo Soy Underground Supper! We truly represented! We had the idea to go with the theme of "desde el corzaón" or "from the heart" as our platform for the food and drink menu. We presented the following menu:
passed cocktail:
"bee still mi corazón"
a fabulous concotion of honey (hence the "bee" in the title) and camarena silver tequila with mezcal vida and fresh squeezed blood orange and lime juice! we had a garnish of fresh sugar cane was used as a stirring mechanism! awwwh, such sweethearts!
food menu:
1). cabbage and mushroom juan-tons with a papaya chile dipping sauce
we both are self proclaimed momma's boys, and the presentation of the juan-ton's (or wontons) replicate that of a purse. we wanted something that would pay homage to our mom's and also be able to be a common denominator between both of them. I remember always digging through my mom's purse for things and the staunch smell of wrigley gum peppermint being blasted almost throughout the room with each opening. It also seemed that whatever you needed while away from home, mom had it all in her purse! this was our little nod to our mom's letting them know we love them, and yep, we are still momma's boys!
2). carrot-star anise soup with crema fresca and corn tortilla strips tossed in chinese 5 spice
this soup is the soup of all soups to us! brian and i started dating 7 years back, and he truly did work his way into my heart through my belly! this soup was one of the first meals brian ever prepared for me as part of a 3 course meal, and a dish that made me realize his cooking is beyond the typical recipe, there is love as an ingredient. every time I have this soup it reminds me of the day he made this amazing meal for me 7 years ago, and it warms my heart still to this day.
3). cajeta chicken cooked in chinese claypot withfresh ginger and jalapenos and soy sauce
for brian's 30th birthday we took a weekend trip to san francisco and we ate and drank our way through that town like there was no tomorrow! it was special to us because it was brian's 30th birthday celebration, and it just made us realize that our passion for food and wine is one that we share together. the more we thought about it, the more we realized how fortunate we are to both be into what we do, and both be able to truly enjoy it together. We had plenty of amazing food while there, but there was one dish that stood out, and it was a caramel chicken dish. it was delicious! after we came home to chicago, we did a yo soy based upon our recent travel to san fran. and we created our own caramel chicken dish, made with mexican goat milk caramel, fresh jalapenos, ginger, all slowly stewed in a chinese claypot and then paired it with my now infamous mexican rice! when we served it to our guests during that dinner, it was not soon after everyones first bite that they began sharing their love for what they were tasting! it was one of the first times that i got the immediate satisfaction from our diners that really solidified the belief in what we do. it HAD to be part of the "from the heart dinner", it materializes those exact words.
4). blood orange flan with candied orange zest and puffed wild rice
alright, so we went a little literal with this one! blood orange and "from the heart" get it!? lol! we had to do it. it was a fantastic dessert to end a fantastic meal, and blood oranges are in season, so it was a no-brainer for us!
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL OF THE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTOS SECTION!the NMMA photographer was Magali Rangel! she did an amazing job, and i credit all of the photographs from that event in her direction! gracias, magali!
to accentuate the night we had three sets of performers for yo soy! during cocktail hour we had the amazing Luna Blues Machine! betweeen the soup course we had Monica Del Castillo and for the wrap up performance we had cee-cee Larouge perform her perfect take on selena favorites! being that i am from Corpus Christi, Texas, I loved every single minute of it! she even wore a selena outfit! you know the one, you 'member, the purple jump suit! it was fantastico! huge props to all of them! they did a most wonderful and tremendous job! if you are ever looking for great tunes, seriuosly look these people up, any of them, or even all of them if you want an extravaganza!
We are now busy planning the December Yo Soy! The date is set for Sunday December 11th, 2011! save the date! limited seats will be available! grab yours now!
purely magical! purely from the corazon!
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2:45AM the event at the NMMA was fantastic! stay tuned for pics and updates! viva del corazon festival! viva national museum of mexican art!
del corazón festival
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 2:32PM As the date nears we are brimming with excitement for the del corazón festival! An amazing evening with great food and performers by the likes of latin lesbian folk singer Monica Del Castillo, The Luna Blues Machine, who stand out as one of the most experimental acoustic groups working in Chicago today fusing acoustic hip-hop with soul, folk, latin and many more genres, and then Ms Illinois at large Ms. Cee-Cee LaRouge who will no doubt bring an energetic punch to the evening! The menu is a collection of our most 'heart felt' dishes, favorites of our guests and some that are close to our hearts! Buy your seats now as space is limited!
